On Being a Therapist
On Being a Therapist
Jeffrey A. Kottler · first published 1986 · ISBN 9781555420048
Kottler writes with candor about the internal experience of being a therapist: the self-doubt, the fatigue, the ways clients change you, the errors you make and learn from. He explores what therapists often feel but rarely discuss in professional settings. The book treats the therapist's own growth and vulnerability as central to the work, not tangential.
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You need permission to admit that becoming a therapist is disorienting and humbling. Kottler gives you that permission and shows that your confusion and worry are not signs you're failing but signs you're awake to what the work demands.